Dionysis Xenos won the 5th place in the 25th World Karate Championship. The 26-year-old champion was defeated 5-4 by the Japanese Soichiro in a shocking “small” final of the -67k category, in the event that is being held in Dubai.
In his amazing course, which ended with a record of 5 wins and 2 losses, Xenos overcame the obstacles of Baltsi (Lithuania), Chung (Hong Kong), Bruner (Switzerland), Pak (Ukraine) and Rinoff (Bulgaria), while he was defeated by Soichiro and the Golden Olympian and No. 1 in the World Ranking, Steven Da Costa (France).
In the other Greek appearances, the women’s Kumite team reached the top 16 in the world, excluding Northern Macedonia and Kazakhstan and then losing to Spain. In the men’s team, the Greek team overcame the obstacle of Turkmenistan and was eliminated in the 2nd round by Ukraine. In Kata, Georgina Xenou advanced to “32”, while Lambros Markesinis participated in the first round.
“Congratulations to all the children and their coaches for the very good presence and the strong matches they gave at the World Championship. The level of the organization was very high and in most categories our athletes won several victories. The presence of the national team was completed with the 5th place of Dionysis Xenos which is a significant success “, said the president of ELOK, Theodoros Sietis.
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